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child care

child care is the alternative form of childcare.

Meaning of childcare

Noun

childcare (countable and uncountable, plural childcares)

  1. (uncountable) The act, practice, or occupation of supervising and taking care of young children.
    • Today most childcare centres are woefully understaffed with poorly paid and underqualified personnel. Child care workers in both the USA and UK are in the lowest tenth of all wage earners.1993, Amitai Etzioni, The parenting deficit
  2. (countable) A place where young children are supervised while away from their parents or guardians.

Questions about child care

What is child care the alternative form of?
Child care is the alternative form of childcare.

Words near child care in the dictionary

  1. child birth
  2. child bride
  3. child brides
  4. child car seat
  5. child car seats
  6. child care
  7. child carrier
  8. child carriers
  9. child categories
  10. child category
  11. child diddler

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